tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post6055827868061921447..comments2019-09-14T18:27:24.477-04:00Comments on The Beautiful Matters: More on my decluttered makeup routineDeborah Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366855994841922862noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-74316566563052945902018-05-22T19:55:08.700-04:002018-05-22T19:55:08.700-04:00There are times when all I use is moisturizer and ...There are times when all I use is moisturizer and lipstick. Rarely mascara anymore, but I do get the urge once in a while. Sometimes I&#39;ll use a little bronzing powder if I&#39;m feeling especially pale.<br /><br />Less is more... so freeing. Enjoyed hearing about your own discoveries and journey through the makeup bag or drawer.<br /><br />Wishing you a beautiful day...<br />Brenda xox <br />Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-52594692630588425342018-05-18T18:48:40.347-04:002018-05-18T18:48:40.347-04:00Love the days where I am not going anywhere specia...Love the days where I am not going anywhere special and can skip mascara / less is more in many ways :) <br />Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-40166375817898156972018-05-16T00:32:47.902-04:002018-05-16T00:32:47.902-04:00I found that it was a relief to stop buying skin a...I found that it was a relief to stop buying skin and make-up &#39;stuff&#39;, and now am just steadily working my way through what I already have. When I&#39;ve done that - I hope to work out how to use even less. Swami Ratnamurti Saraswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394162145351068087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-86935510511676265702018-05-15T23:00:39.459-04:002018-05-15T23:00:39.459-04:00I&#39;m not as brave as you to go cold turkey:) bu...I&#39;m not as brave as you to go cold turkey:) but there are some days I use less makeup than others. My aunt (who died at age 94) and my mother (almost 90) were blessed with wonderful skin...I hope I have inherited some of their genes:) My aunt once told me she never used anything on her face other than POND&#39;s Cold Cream. She wore a little lipstick and &quot;rouge&quot; and had almost no wrinkles when she died. I should have invested in POND&#39;s years ago!!!CHERIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339717663308847703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-54870172052866237612018-05-15T17:06:47.385-04:002018-05-15T17:06:47.385-04:00You certainly have beautfiul skin too - like your ...You certainly have beautfiul skin too - like your grandmother- you lucky girls! Sometimes I feel I use too much foundation to try and cover some of the lines and wrinkles but cetrtainly to no avail - I too am trying to de-clutter that part of my life. I will take some of your tips to heart. ♥ Loving your posts!Carrie @ Cottage Cozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722924566006835290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-54312628699479049792018-05-12T15:18:39.434-04:002018-05-12T15:18:39.434-04:00Deborah, I never use soap on my face. And I don&#3...Deborah, I never use soap on my face. And I don&#39;t wear perfume because it gives me a headache. I wish I could because it makes me feel more ladylike. But many places don&#39;t allow scents any longer so it&#39;s just as well. I do drink a lot of water. I wear only moisturizer, blush, mascara, a pencil liner, and lipstick if I go out. I&#39;m too pale to go without them. It doesn&#39;t take me long at all to get ready except for my hair. I have to iron it every day and I have to wash it every second day because it drives me crazy if I don&#39;t. Some gals I know can go almost a week but not me unfortunately. I have tried but my hair just gets greasy too fast. <br /><br />I&#39;m not fond of flowery tea either. I think tea should have a nice flavour and one that makes you feel pampered. Tea is something that I refuse to drink unless I can sit and savour it. If I have to rush, then I don&#39;t enjoy it. <br /><br />It is a blessing that you can visit your sons once in a while! I have one who lives here on the Island but the other two live too far away and I can&#39;t travel far which is unfortunate. So my guys try to get home at least once a year. That means the world to me!<br /><br />I&#39;m taking a blogging break but I wanted to stop by and wish you a Happy Mother&#39;s Day, dear friend! Blessings and hugs...SandiSandi@ Rose Chintz Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415214311003251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-380836169970528592018-05-12T07:04:59.504-04:002018-05-12T07:04:59.504-04:00Dearest Deborah,
Guess that having been brought up...Dearest Deborah,<br />Guess that having been brought up in Europe where it is the norm that a home has only ONE bathroom for the entire family, you learn early on that minimizing is key! Back in The Netherlands, all the homes we&#39;ve lived had but one bathroom and also in Italy. In Indonesia of course only one bathroom as it is even more crowded there. I&#39;ve never had to tote that much around, only one small toilet bag with hairbrush and tooth paste + brush being the key things in there. Just the basics for other skin care and I&#39;ve always used a good brand like Chanel for a cream with SPF since we worked a lot in the tropics.<br />Glad you&#39;re enjoying your new found or new learned freedom!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-83788153786125753462018-05-11T18:15:53.840-04:002018-05-11T18:15:53.840-04:00&quot;Less is more&quot; is definitely a freeing t...&quot;Less is more&quot; is definitely a freeing thing! Glad you&#39;ve been able to travel to see your boys. That photo of the room and the staircase is gorgeous! I had to giggle about the lavender &quot;bath water&quot; tea - haha!!M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-76756874227284320972018-05-10T12:26:16.397-04:002018-05-10T12:26:16.397-04:00Amazing library! I&#39;m glad to hear you are enjo...Amazing library! I&#39;m glad to hear you are enjoying your simplified routine. I enjoy the days I stay home all day and can just use nothing on my face. I occasionally enjoy lavender tea--but it can make me sleepy!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-10840288826244871282018-05-09T21:06:42.431-04:002018-05-09T21:06:42.431-04:00That library is incredibly beautiful! WOW!!!!!
I ...That library is incredibly beautiful! WOW!!!!!<br /><br />I have never been nor probably ever be in Idaho - I haven&#39;t seen much of that part of our lovely US of A. That library is good incentive to get out of town, I tell ya!<br /><br />Keep up the good work on your less is more mantra - and pray I get the bug too. I sorta dropped the ball and haven&#39;t done much else with the basement. I feel shame, haha. Enjoy this gorgeous weather! Hugs!<br /><br />Michele https://www.blogger.com/profile/08971943265328093734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-90259781585312048632018-05-09T21:02:40.475-04:002018-05-09T21:02:40.475-04:00I&#39;m so with you on floral teas, Deborah! I ju...I&#39;m so with you on floral teas, Deborah! I just can&#39;t drink them. Your line about drinking bath water was priceless and pretty much sums it up. I&#39;m glad you were able to visit both of your sons and get ready quickly with your less is more beauty routine. You&#39;re already beautiful both inside and out! <br />Happy Mother&#39;s Day! xxkitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803962513834013589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-77741680099600879942018-05-08T21:15:28.311-04:002018-05-08T21:15:28.311-04:00Guess I need to take in the DM Library on my next ...Guess I need to take in the DM Library on my next visit. I think DM is so lovely! I just can&#39;t see how I can do less with my beauty routine but, you are so right, it sure would make traveling so much easier. Happy rest of the week!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-52858651023692822262018-05-08T19:39:17.895-04:002018-05-08T19:39:17.895-04:00I drink a Breakfast in Paris tea that is black, wi...I drink a Breakfast in Paris tea that is black, with a hint of lavender, and it&#39;s okay. But I don&#39;t really like floral teas. Mint, yes. <br />I&#39;ve never used soap on my face - Bonne Bell&#39;s 10-06 in my teens, then other cleansers, and now a Vichy 3 in 1 product that takes off the mascara that I like to wear. No foundation, though. <br />Simple self-care is good. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-45371582410764553132018-05-08T13:45:09.936-04:002018-05-08T13:45:09.936-04:00The tea! Ha. Good point, as it&#39;s true quite ...The tea! Ha. Good point, as it&#39;s true quite a lot.<br /><br />I have go back and read your post on makeup. I&#39;m so much like you in loving new products and packaging. As products evolve and new ways to make yourself look purdy become the talk of the town, I&#39;m right on board. I just figured out how to use bronzer and I can&#39;t believe how much I looked like an old lady before with my white powdered skin and pink cheeks! I place all the blame for wanting new stuff on those makeup videos on You Tube. I recent;y bought several acrylic organizers and have everything somewhat organized. I&#39;m awaiting an order from Sephora---hope it fits. As far as a trip, I may need another piece of luggage. <br /><br />Thanks for your visit. I&#39;m hanging there.<br /><br />Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-20800414207841399282018-05-08T09:10:21.612-04:002018-05-08T09:10:21.612-04:00I&#39;m using more makeup than I did for many year...I&#39;m using more makeup than I did for many years but I&#39;m not trying new things all the time. I&#39;ve figured out what works for me, winter and summer (pale and less-pale, haha) and it takes less time to put it on than when I was searching for the right products. Winter is Bobbi Brown foundation stick, BB vanilla longwear eyeshadow with some liner, and mascara (still searching for my perfect mascara). I&#39;ve got about five winter lip choices, but most of the time I&#39;m wearing Clinique Black Honey. Summer I change the color of the eyeshadow to taupe or darker, but it still takes less than a minute to apply and blend. I switch to IT Your Skin But Better which takes a bit more blending, but in the summer I wear one of two lip colors only, so that doesn&#39;t take any time at all (a light gloss or a darker Bare Minerals lip color). I like not having to think about it, but I don&#39;t mind spending a few minutes applying it because it makes a huge difference to how polished I feel. I was pretty makeup-less for years.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581336761948959857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-12006430774317955202018-05-08T07:35:11.767-04:002018-05-08T07:35:11.767-04:00Gorgeous library! Love your decluttering, Deborah....Gorgeous library! Love your decluttering, Deborah. At the beach, of course, I wear nothing but sunscreen and moisturizers. Even though I use very little other makeup (much like your grandma), it still felt great with even less. Rita C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17351306074493103021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-48543310398489437032018-05-08T05:22:30.265-04:002018-05-08T05:22:30.265-04:00Had some jasmine tea recently that was the most de...Had some jasmine tea recently that was the most delicious bath water I had ever tasted. What a funny line, Deborah! <br /><br />My grandmother also had beautiful skin all her life. She never used soap on her face. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-91142148966942515962018-05-08T03:38:07.895-04:002018-05-08T03:38:07.895-04:00I stopped wearing mascara when I grew out the colo...I stopped wearing mascara when I grew out the colour in my hair, these days it is a little bronzer in the summer and a little lipstick. I have found it all quite liberating.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-10957752757028185632018-05-08T01:39:35.622-04:002018-05-08T01:39:35.622-04:00I like herbal teas, but a cup of macha tea nearly ...I like herbal teas, but a cup of macha tea nearly did me in. It was like drinking lawn cuttings steeped in hot water!<br />I hardly use a thing on my face, but it is pure laziness and not a skin-care choice. I wash and moisturise and apply lipstick. A really big occasion calls for eyeliner and new mascara, which is invariable thrown out after one use in three months!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-6237751567726872902018-05-07T23:49:46.516-04:002018-05-07T23:49:46.516-04:00Being able to get ready for the day quickly is a r...Being able to get ready for the day quickly is a really wonderful feeling, isn&#39;t it? On days that I don&#39;t have to wash my hair, I can be showered, dressed, and makeup on in less than a half hour. I&#39;ve learned that I don&#39;t have to wash and style (flat iron) my hair every day. I can do it every 3 days and wear a shower cap the other days. De-cluttering that routine has freed me up, just as you have been freed up.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />PattiPatti https://www.blogger.com/profile/17948766889057998160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-25194595831929537892018-05-07T22:52:00.101-04:002018-05-07T22:52:00.101-04:00When I drink tea I want it to taste like something...When I drink tea I want it to taste like something, not just colored water. I couldn&#39;t agree more. I love a good, strong tea. Really perks you up in the afternoon. My British Grandmum always swore by an afternoon &quot;cuppa&quot; to get through the rest of the day. She was right. <br /><br />Really agree with the simplification of the makeup routine as we get older. As I&#39;ve gotten older I wear less make up and spend more time on skin care. I still like a touch of concealer in strategic spots, but I prefer a tinted moisturizer to foundation. It&#39;s lighter and has an SPF. Always add a touch of mascara when I go out. And I never leave the house without lipstick. It&#39;s the best thing you can do for your face at any age. <br /><br />Cheers, M-TMarie-Thérèse Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834644226980732441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092223141967556234.post-67011341047813805792018-05-07T20:29:43.484-04:002018-05-07T20:29:43.484-04:00I laughed out loud at your comment about the laven...I laughed out loud at your comment about the lavender tea...that&#39;s exactly why I&#39;m not a huge fan of floral teas. HA!<br /><br />The library at Des Moines is gorgeous!Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216292186501923706noreply@blogger.com